Perspectives
Helping Drones Colonize the World — Q&A with Chris Anderson
Janet Crawford: Innovation’s Neural Paradox
Marco Annunziata: Innovation Can Deliver Skills for MENAT Region’s Future
Bend It Like a Start-Up
Mike Johns: Healthcare's New Home: Everywhere
While you can argue the actual number of wrinkles on her body, it’s more interesting to consider how Calment lived so far beyond average life expectancy when the vast majority of human lives are cut short by disease.
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Mark Muro, Scott Andes and Matthew Stepp: Department of Energy’s National Labs Can Also Be Regional Hubs
How can they be better leveraged?
There are lots of ideas out there, but as we argue in a new paper, one of the most effective ways for the labs to increase their economic impact is for them to “go local” and engage more in the advanced industry ecosystems within which they reside.
Robert D. Atkinson: Driving Economic Evolution
Uncertain Waters Ahead for Unmanned Ships
Driverless transport seems poised to disrupt.
Amazon and pizza companies are conducting early tests to use airborne drones for bringing packages to customers’ doors. Google and others are building autonomous cars that don’t take sick days or get paid by the hour. Trucking analysts, meanwhile, anticipate the day when convoys of robotic semis haul freight over highways.
Kari Reidy: Growing Your Lemonade Stand: Exporting Drives Sales and Innovation
You would go to the supermarket with your parents to buy the ingredients, rush home to the kitchen with your siblings to mix everything up, create your own lemonade stand sign, and then head out to the end of your driveway / sidewalk to offer neighbors a cup of watered-down lemonade for 25 cents. While 25 cents per cup wasn’t the greatest profit margin, you still felt the most successful entrepreneur in the world!
